SchoolSyte.com http://schoolsyte.com Connecting schools to the Web Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:59:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Alan November - Who Owns the Websites Your Children Access? http://schoolsyte.com/november-websites/ http://schoolsyte.com/november-websites/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:59:10 +0000 Susan http://schoolsyte.com/november-websites/ alan.jpgAppearances can be deceiving! Does your children know who owns the websites that they’re retrieving information from? Do you? Do you know how to get the information? In this short video Alan November discloses in a workshop he conducted for parents at the Harvey School who really owns the top website that holds the #1 position for the keyword search “Martin Luther King.” Take a guess who the owner is; you’ll be surprised! In this short video Mr. November will show you how to identify the owner for each and every website online. Be an informed Internet surfer…for your sake and for your children’s. (more…)

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]]> http://schoolsyte.com/november-websites/feed/ Alan November - 3 Skills Children Need to Succeed in the 21st Century http://schoolsyte.com/november-skills-children/ http://schoolsyte.com/november-skills-children/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:04:48 +0000 Susan http://schoolsyte.com/november-skills-children/ alan.jpgRaising our children to be global thinkers in a world that is very different from what we grew up in is what technology guru Alan November believes will best prepare American students for today’s world.

And that’s not the only skill that’s important. Being able to deal with “massive” amounts of information - organizing it, understanding it, adding value to it will all be critical to students in this information-rich society.

Finally, college graduates will also need to be self-directed…not waiting for a boss to tell them what to do, they’ll need to adapt to an ever-changing world that is getting “flatter” by the day and have “very good global communication skills,” noted Mr. November.

Following is a short video of Mr. November’s talk… (more…)

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]]> http://schoolsyte.com/november-skills-children/feed/ Podcasting with GarageBand Series - 4/10 http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband4/ http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband4/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:00:33 +0000 Susan http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband4/ podcasting_garage4.jpgIn this fourth of ten (10) videos on podcasting with GarageBand, Dave Brown shows you why in addition to the GarageBand software Preferences, you’ll probably need to alter your computer’s System Preferences before getting started. You’ll also learn how to lay down your first vocal track, add some background music, and do something called “ducking, ” which is needed when you’re working with a couple audio tracks. (more…)

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]]> http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband4/feed/ Podcasting with GarageBand Series - 3/10 http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband-3/ http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband-3/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:22:23 +0000 Susan http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband-3/ podcasting_garage3.jpgThis is the third in a series of ten (10) video tutorials on how to create a podcast with GarageBand. In this video Aussie Dave Brown shows you how to set up the Preferences section of the software. According to Dave, it’s important that you edit the Audio component to reflect your particular set-up. If you’re not familiar with audio set-up, Dave explains what each setting represents so that you’re able to accurately reflect your own set-up. (more…)

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]]> http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband-3/feed/ Podcasting with GarageBand Series - 2/10 http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband-2/ http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband-2/#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:31:27 +0000 Susan http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband-2/ podcasting_garage2.jpgThis is the second in a series of ten (10) videos that will teach you how to create a podcast using GarageBand v. 3+ on your Macintosh. In this video Dave Brown introduces you to the GarageBand interface. He’ll show you how to start a new podcast and will explain each of the major components that make up the “Podcast” interface for GarageBand. You’ll review tracks, episode info, descriptions, artwork, literally every item on the GarageBand interface. (more…)

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]]> http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-garageband-2/feed/ Teacher Encourages Students to Use Wikipedia In a Different Way http://schoolsyte.com/teacher-wikipedia/ http://schoolsyte.com/teacher-wikipedia/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:32:16 +0000 Susan http://schoolsyte.com/teacher-wikipedia/ wikipedia.jpgSometimes the better tact is “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.”

That’s what University of Washington-Bothell professor Martha Groom discovered when she came up with a unique way of tapping into the colossal online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Now one of a few teachers embracing this mammoth, web-based resource, professor Groom now requires her environmentat history students to either write an original Wikipedia article or do a major edit to an existing one, instead of turning in the usual big term paper at the end of the semester. (more…)

]]> http://schoolsyte.com/teacher-wikipedia/feed/ Podcasting with GarageBand Series - 1/10 http://schoolsyte.com/garageband-podcast1/ http://schoolsyte.com/garageband-podcast1/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:16:02 +0000 Susan http://schoolsyte.com/garageband-podcast1/ podcasting_garage11.jpgThis is the first in the series of ten (10) video tutorials created by Dave Brown of Adelaide, Australia. The series is really all you need to know about creating podcasts using a Mac and GarageBand version 3.0 and newer. You’ll meet Dave and get to know his great Australian wit, his ducks and parrot. The first video talks about iWeb and how your podcasts will display on iWeb. (more…)

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]]> http://schoolsyte.com/garageband-podcast1/feed/ Podcasting on the Mac With GarageBand http://schoolsyte.com/mac-podcasting/ http://schoolsyte.com/mac-podcasting/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:56:09 +0000 Susan http://schoolsyte.com/mac-podcasting/ halloween.jpgIt’s easy podcasting on a PC, but it’s a cinch using Mac’s GarageBand, Version 3+. Apple has made it ridiculously easy to record voice; add chapters, image, web links (or a video for a vodcast) for an enhanced podcast; and lay down background music with a great feature called “ducking” which automatically lowers the background music volume when the predominant voice audio is featured.

Now before you get started, make sure your microphone is connected to the microphone-in connection on your computer (or, alternatively, an internal microphone). A set of headphones is also a good idea. Connect them to the headphone jack of your Mac so that you’ll be able to hear the audio as it will sound in your finished podcast. (more…)

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]]> http://schoolsyte.com/mac-podcasting/feed/ Podcasting: Using Your PC http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-tutorial/ http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-tutorial/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:30:30 +0000 Susan http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-tutorial/ There’s a lot of buzz today about podcasting and the value it brings to education. But what exactly is podcasting and what is its relevance in today’s classrooms?

Podcasting is an easy way to broadcast multimedia content online to a dispersed group of people, who are then able to listen whenever and wherever they choose using a variety of easily-accessible platforms. Podcasts can be downloaded automatically as soon as they are available and listened to using a variety of devices, including computers, MP3 players, PDAs, and even cell phones. What’s more, podcasts can be produced and broadcast inexpensively, and, as a result, have made this media channel accessible to the broadcasting masses. (more…)

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]]> http://schoolsyte.com/podcasting-tutorial/feed/ Book Reports Turned Multimedia http://schoolsyte.com/book-report/ http://schoolsyte.com/book-report/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:23:42 +0000 Susan http://schoolsyte.com/book-report/ Are you tired of the same old boring book reports or book reviews? Sure, educators try to make them more exciting with posters, diaramas, or other creative alternatives to the hand- or type-written version, but they’re still not very exciting. Why not try what these students did as an option to the regular ‘ol book report? (more…)

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